Will Ferrell will host the 51st season finale on May 16, returning to Studio 8H to host "SNL" for the sixth time. The Emmy Award winner executive produces and stars in the new comedy series "The Hawk," premiering this summer on Netflix.

Paul McCartney will take the stage as musical guest for the fifth time. The incomparable musician's new album, "The Boys of Dungeon Lane," is set for release May 29.

Matt Damon will host "SNL" for the third time on May 9. The Academy Award winner next stars in Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey," in theaters July 17.

Noah Kahan will perform as musical guest for the second time. The Grammy nominated, multi-platinum artist's highly anticipated fourth album, "The Great Divide," will be released April 24.

Olivia Rodrigo will do double duty as "Saturday Night Live" host and musical guest on May 2, marking her hosting debut and third time as musical guest. The Grammy Award winner's new album, "you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love," will drop June 12.

Colman Domingo will make his "SNL" hosting debut on April 11. The two-time Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award winner next stars in the new seasons of "The Four Seasons" and "Euphoria," and the film "Michael," in theaters April 24.

Anitta will take the stage as musical guest for the first time. The Grammy-nominated artist recently released the new single, "Pinterest," from her upcoming album, "Equilibrium."

Jack Black will host "Saturday Night Live" for the fifth time on April 4. Black stars in "The Super Mario Galaxy Movie," in theaters April 1.

Jack White will return for his fifth individual appearance as musical guest and sixth overall. White is a 12-time Grammy Award winner and 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee.

Harry Styles will return to "Saturday Night Live" on March 14, doing double duty as host and musical guest for the second time.

The Grammy Award winner's "Together, Together" tour launches this spring in support of his album, "Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.," due out March 6.

Ryan Gosling will host "SNL" for the fourth time on March 7. The Academy Award-nominated actor produces and stars in the new film "Project Hail Mary," in theaters March 20.

Gorillaz will perform as musical guest for the first time. "The Mountain," the new album from the Grammy-winning band, will be released Feb 27.

"Saturday Night Live" will return Feb. 28 with Connor Storrie making his hosting debut. Storrie stars in the breakout hit series "Heated Rivalry," with the first season currently streaming on HBO Max.

Mumford & Sons will make their fourth appearance as musical guest. The Grammy Award-winning band's new album, "Prizefighter," is set for release Feb. 20.

Alexander Skarsgård will make his "SNL" hosting debut on Jan. 31. The Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning actor next stars in "The Moment," in theaters on Jan. 30, and "Pillion," in theaters Feb. 6.

Cardi B will return for her second appearance as musical guest. The Grammy-winning artist kicks off the "Little Miss Drama Tour" on Feb. 11 following the release of her newest Billboard #1 album, "Am I the Drama?"

Teyana Taylor will make her first hosting appearance on Jan. 24. Taylor has received Golden Globe, Critics Choice and Actor Award nominations for "One Battle After Another" and is Grammy nominated for her album "Escape Room."

Geese will perform as musical guest for the first time. The band is currently on a world tour in support of its critically acclaimed album, "Getting Killed."

Finn Wolfhard will host "Saturday Night Live" for the first time on Jan. 17. Wolfhard stars in the global hit series "Stranger Things," with the entire series now streaming on Netflix.

A$AP Rocky will take the stage as the musical guest for the first time. The multi-platinum selling artist's fourth album, "Don't Be Dumb," will be released Jan. 16.

Ariana Grande will host "SNL" for the third time on Dec. 20. The Academy Award-nominated and Grammy winning multi-hyphenate stars in "Wicked: For Good," in theaters Nov. 21.

Cher will take the stage as musical guest for the second time following her first appearance in 1987. The Oscar, Emmy and Grammy Award winner's autobiography, "Cher: The Memoir" is currently available in paperback.

Josh O'Connor will make his "SNL" hosting debut on Dec. 13. The Emmy winner stars in "Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery," in select theaters Nov. 26 and streaming Dec. 12 on Netflix.

Lily Allen will make her second appearance as musical guest. The Grammy-nominated artist just released her fifth album, "West End Girl."

Melissa McCarthy will return to host "Saturday Night Live" for the sixth time on Dec. 6. The two-time Academy Award nominee won an Emmy Award for hosting "SNL" in 2017.

Dijon will perform as musical guest for the first time. He's currently nominated for two Grammy Awards and is on tour in support of his album, "Baby."

Glen Powell will host "SNL" for the first time on Nov. 15. The Golden Globe nominee stars in "The Running Man," in theaters Nov. 14, and co-created and stars in "Chad Powers," now streaming on Hulu.

Olivia Dean will make her musical guest debut. Dean is currently on tour in support of her latest album, "The Art of Loving," which has reached #1 in five countries.

Nikki Glaser will make her "SNL" hosting debut on Nov. 8. Next year, the Emmy, Golden Globe and Grammy Award-nominated comedian will return to host the Golden Globes and premiere a new stand-up special on Hulu.

sombr will make his first appearance as musical guest. His breakout hit, "back to friends," off his debut album "I Barely Know Her" has crossed 1 billion streams, and he currently sits at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Songwriters chart.

Miles Teller will host "Saturday Night Live" for the second time on Nov. 1. Teller stars in and executive produces the film "Eternity," in theaters Nov. 26.

Brandi Carlile will return as musical guest for her third individual appearance and fourth overall. The 11-time Grammy Award winner's new album, "Returning to Myself," will be released Oct. 24.

Sabrina Carpenter will do double duty on Oct. 18, marking her first appearance as "SNL" host and second appearance as musical guest. The Grammy winner's newest album, "Man's Best Friend," debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart.

On Oct. 11, Amy Poehler will return to Studio 8H for her second individual "SNL" hosting appearance and third overall. The Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner hosts the popular podcast "Good Hang with Amy Poehler."

Role Model will perform as musical guest for the first time. He just marked his first Billboard No. 1 song with "Sally, When the Wine Runs Out" topping the Adult Alternative Airplay chart.

The 51st season of "Saturday Night Live" will premiere Oct. 4 with Bad Bunny returning for his second turn as host. The three-time Grammy Award winner kicks off his highly anticipated world tour this fall, celebrating his critically acclaimed album, "DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS."

Doja Cat will make her "SNL" musical guest debut. The Grammy winner's fifth album, "Vie," will be released Sept. 26.